"oversubscription" meaning in All languages combined

See oversubscription on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: oversubscriptions [plural]
Etymology: over- + subscription Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|subscription}} over- + subscription Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} oversubscription (countable and uncountable, plural oversubscriptions)
  1. A subscription for more than is available. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-oversubscription-en-noun-UVmwzerb Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 12 41 46
  2. (programming) A multithreading technique involving an extra thread that runs tasks when all other threads are blocked. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-oversubscription-en-noun--V-L~UEL Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 12 41 46 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  3. (networking) The practice of connecting multiple devices to the same switch port in a storage area network. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Networking
    Sense id: en-oversubscription-en-noun-jNxaJTnI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 34 64 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 12 41 46 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: oversubscribe

Inflected forms

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